Surface and Groundwater Crossword

the region where water first accumulates to supply a stream
narrow pathways carved into rocks from runoff of precipitation
steep sides that hold the moving water within them
-when small streams erode away the rock at the head of the stream
when a stream erodes away a high area to combine with another stream and draws water away from that stream
the elevation at which a stream enters another stream or body of water
The increased amount of water can begin to erode the sides of a stream and cause it to bend or curve
part of the river that is fastest in the middle and slower on the edges due to friction
the curved parts of a river that move fastest on the sides and carves the edges of the river
formed when a meander becomes so curved that the stream eventually cuts it off to go straight again
the area of the stream that leads into a large body of water
sloping depositional features formed at the bases of slopes and are composed of mostly gravel and sand
all of the land area that drains into a stream system
when a geologic process lowers the base level of a stream
bodies of water surrounded by land
a process that occurs in lakes that involves the surrounding watershed enriching the bodies of water with nutrients to stimulate plant growth
any land area that is covered with water for a part of the year
receive their water from precipitation and they support unusual plant life due the highly acidic soil
form along the mouth of streams and extensive deltas and they have a constant supply of water so this allows for marsh grasses to grow rapidly
low lying areas located near streams and can form from marshes